Watte

See also: watte and wätté

German

Etymology

Late 17th century, from Dutch watten, from Middle French ouate, of unknown origin. Despite close semantics and phonetics, probably not from Proto-Germanic *wēdiz (“garment”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvatə/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -atə

Noun

Watte f (genitive Watte, plural Watten)

  1. (usually uncountable) cotton wool

Declension

Declension of Watte [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Watte die Watten
genitive einer der Watte der Watten
dative einer der Watte den Watten
accusative eine die Watte die Watten

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “Watte” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Watte” in Duden online

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvatə/

Noun

Watte f

  1. plural of Watt
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